The Christmas Child Author:Max Lucado Why would someone steal the Christ child from a manger scene? And what could this possibly have to do with me? — A Chicago journalist finds himself in a small Texas town on Christmas Eve. On a lonely quest, he encounters old faces and new facts...a hand-carved manger, a father's guilt, a young girl's faith. This trip into the past holds the key t... more »o his future--and the way home.